Just got back from the Matterhorn 5 hour hike with Oli and Amedine two fellow HU Swiss attendees who arrived late and camped beside me last night. With sun kissed skin and legs that tell me I did something most unusual today I feel completely tired but satisfied. Amedine is from Geneva - French and Swiss and her partner Oli is a Catalan from Barcelona who lives in Chamomix and is also a really keen mountain biker. Oli is the man as asked me would I like hot ...

Matterhorn Bound- Tunnels trains and more tunnels ... Arrived Zermatt around 5.45 ... (reception shut at 6). Camp site was full of hard core buff out door types, many climbers sorting their gear and loads of mountain bikers. 23 Euro but awesome location nestled beneath huge towering peaks beside a snow fed stream. The sound of rescue helicopters echoed in the valley as did the Matterhorn train which is probably 15 metres away from my tent. A cool chill in the ...

Again was lulled to sleep by the sound of distant cow bells. It was a cold night I awoke chilly and had to put on some more layers. Awoke early as the sun rose over the misty lake and mountains captured the moment on my camera. Away by 9 which is a trip record for me. Into town for Coffee ☕️ and quick chat with Liz. Over top of the pass from France

How to begin to describe the best three days motorcycling in my life, well that is to date. Well I am catching up with my blog from my very reasonable hotel beside Lake Como in a place called Lecco. Yes I did ride from Italy through Switzerland and back out into Italy again today. It feels quite strange to cross borders without getting your passport checked. A biker on the ferry said "they usually wave through motorbikes". To my delight they had stopped two har...